2012
Trends in Survival after In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Girotra S, Nallamothu BK, Spertus JA, Li Y, Krumholz HM, Chan PS. Trends in Survival after In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. New England Journal Of Medicine 2012, 367: 1912-1920. PMID: 23150959, PMCID: PMC3517894, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1109148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital cardiac arrestPulseless electrical activityCardiac arrestRisk-adjusted ratesNeurologic disabilityIn-Hospital Cardiac ArrestAcute resuscitation survivalGuidelines-Resuscitation registrySignificant neurologic disabilityQuality improvement registryPulseless ventricular tachycardiaElectrical activityInitial rhythmNeurologic outcomePostresuscitation careAcute resuscitationNeurologic functionSurvival improvementPostresuscitation survivalResuscitation careVentricular tachycardiaRhythm groupVentricular fibrillationMultivariable regressionSurvival
2009
Racial Differences in Survival After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Chan PS, Nichol G, Krumholz HM, Spertus JA, Jones PG, Peterson ED, Rathore SS, Nallamothu BK, Investigators F. Racial Differences in Survival After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. JAMA 2009, 302: 1195-1201. PMID: 19755698, PMCID: PMC2795316, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2009.1340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital cardiac arrestCardiac arrestBlack patientsWhite patientsSuccessful resuscitationPostresuscitation survivalRacial differencesHospital sitesIn-Hospital Cardiac ArrestLower ratesPulseless ventricular tachycardiaRate of survivalCohort studyHospital dischargePatient characteristicsClinical factorsImmediate resuscitationPostresuscitation periodNational registryVentricular tachycardiaHospital CenterVentricular fibrillationCardiopulmonary resuscitationAdditional adjustmentPatients
2008
Delayed Time to Defibrillation after In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
S. C, M. K, Graham N, K. N, Investigators T. Delayed Time to Defibrillation after In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. New England Journal Of Medicine 2008, 358: 9-17. PMID: 18172170, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa0706467.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedComorbidityElectric CountershockFemaleHeart ArrestHeart FailureHospital Bed CapacityHospital MortalityHospitalizationHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial InfarctionRetrospective StudiesSurvival AnalysisTachycardia, VentricularTime FactorsVentricular FibrillationConceptsHospital cardiac arrestCardiac arrestHospital dischargeIn-Hospital Cardiac ArrestOverall median timePulseless ventricular tachycardiaMultivariable logistic regressionLower ratesMedian timeVentricular arrhythmiasBlack raceHospital characteristicsNational registryVentricular tachycardiaCardiopulmonary resuscitationExpert guidelinesVentricular fibrillationHospital unitsLogistic regressionPatientsDefibrillationSurvivalArrestHospitalMinutes of delay